Politically motivated assassination attempt at Fico serious attack on Slovak democracy, sovereign politics, minister says
The politically motivated assassination attempt against Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is a grievous attack against Slovak democracy and "the country's sovereign politics based on the will of the people," Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on Facebook on Friday, after a phone call with Peter Ziga, Slovakia's interim speaker of parliament.
“My friend Peter said hope is growing as the days go by, but it will be a good many days before they will know anything definitive about the Slovak prime minister’s recovery,” Szijjarto said.
Szijjarto lamented Fico “dropping out at a time when the work of all pro-peace politicians is sorely needed.”
He conveyed Hungarians’ best wishes and said they were praying and hoping for Fico’s recovery.
